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. 2019 Apr;61(Suppl 4):S650–S659. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_188_19

Table 5.

Approximate cost of suicide and attempted suicide

Variable Numbers per year Cost per unit in rupees Total cost in crore rupees per year
Lethal severe attempted suicide 977,500 100,000 9775
Nonlethal attempted suicide 4770,000 10,000 4770

Grand total for Suicide and attempted suicide is Rs. 14, 545 crores per year